Residents have spoke of their disgust at living on one of 'Britain's grottiest streets' where mountains of fly-tipped waste are so big - they can be seen from space. <br /><br />The rat-infested scrap heap of junk has been blighting homeowner's lives since being abandoned along Deykin Road, in Aston, Birmingham, in 2021. <br /><br />Locals say fly-tippers have repeatedly added to the 100 metre of stretch of alleyway over the last two years causing them to fear for their safety. <br /><br />The stinking 7ft tall piles now stretches almost as far as the eye can see and contains car parts, mattresses, fridges, beds, sofas and other household waste. <br /><br />Residents say they now worry the festering mound - which can be seen on Google Maps satellites - could catch fire and explode. <br /> <br />They say the problem has become so bad, they also cannot access their houses from the back and rats can be seen regularly scurrying over the rubbish heaps.<br /><br />John Scott, 83, has lived with wife Wendy, 79 and their daughter and granddaughter in a house backing onto the waste-filled alleyway since 1996.<br /><br />He says they've ‘given up’ clearing away the rubbish as it simply returns overnight and Birmingham City Council has done nothing to solve the issue.<br /><br />The grandfather-of-three, a retired former warehouse and transport manager, said: “I've done my part and tried to clean the rubbish but every time more piles appear.<br /><br />Another resident, who did not want to be named, added: "People have said that this is one of the grottiest areas in the city - or even the country. <br /><br />Locals say the problem has been going on for too long and many pin the blame on landlords of buy-to-rent properties and HMOS.<br /><br />Parents are also refusing to let their children play outdoors because of the rat infestation along the stretch dubbed the 'Deykin Avenue Grot Spot'. <br /><br />Rafay Mhmed, 27, has lived with his wife Amt-ul Qaddous, 28, and their two young children in a nearby flat for the last three years.<br /><br />The taxi driver said: “People are always throwing rubbish in the alleyway. Whether it is glass bottles, paper, wood or mattresses, it is always full.<br /><br />“All the rubbish dumping happens at night, so we never see who does it.”<br /><br />Amt-ul added: “We have also seen rats in the area.<br /><br />“My children are too small to be playing outside at the moment anyway but if they were older I still wouldn’t let them because I feel it is not safe or hygienic.<br /><br />“Instead, we would take them to the park as everything here is covered in rubbish.<br /><br />“Since we moved in three years ago, the situation hasn’t got any better.<br /><br />“I think people just seeing this area as a dumping ground now and continue to dump their rubbish.<br /><br />“We have cleaned our spot in the alleyway where my husband parks his car so many times, but the rubbish always returns.<br /><br />“We clean it because we want to change the habits of this area and want to play our part - but it hasn’t worked and the council hasn’t done anything about it.”
